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not only in the government but also in the public and political group. if they can see the development of our country, i think everybody will happy and everybody will go to the same direction. otherwise, you know if we sanction and isolate, there will be no economic development and we start fighting each other, struggling each other which is not good for our country. >> reporter: back on the road to mawlaymang, aung san suu kyis convoy rolled on into the night, and even after arriving at its final destination, the candidate was called back onto her balcony the vote on april 1 will be a first step in determining if the changes that have so quickly come to burma are here to stay. >> woodruff: aung san suu kyi, who is 65, has been off the campaign trail since the weekend, ordered by her doctors to get some rest. online, you can see a slideshow of images from an opposition rally in burma. in her next story, kira examines civic activism and press freedom and censorship. her reports are a production of the bureau for international reporting. >> brown: for the
not only in the government but also in the public and political group. if they can see the development of our country, i think everybody will happy and everybody will go to the same direction. otherwise, you know if we sanction and isolate, there will be no economic development and we start fighting each other, struggling each other which is not good for our country. >> reporter: back on the road to mawlaymang, aung san suu kyis convoy rolled on into the night, and even after arriving at...
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and this is the actions of my government placing our lives in danger. and that is one of the messages that i took to washington d.c. when i met with the senatorial offices and members of congress. >> reporter: 20 members of congress have expressed their worries over the subpoenas, including senator john kerry, who urged the state department to work with the british to revoke their request, writing he was concerned about its impact on the northern ireland peace process. it's a concern shared by northern ireland's deputy first minister, martin mcguinness. >> anybody reading the news reports from the united states here will be very concerned about how that situation is being used by elements who are not favorably disposed to the peace process, in order to use that situation to destabilize the progress that we have made. >> reporter: but the legal battle is working its way through the american court system. boston college sued to quash the subpoenas but did agree to allow a judge to read transcripts of the interviews despite the researchers strong objection
and this is the actions of my government placing our lives in danger. and that is one of the messages that i took to washington d.c. when i met with the senatorial offices and members of congress. >> reporter: 20 members of congress have expressed their worries over the subpoenas, including senator john kerry, who urged the state department to work with the british to revoke their request, writing he was concerned about its impact on the northern ireland peace process. it's a concern...
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the attack was on a government- controlled section. the coordinated explosions hit a central square, destroying a number of buildings and littering the streets with twisted metal and concrete. at least 122 people were wounded. and the death toll was expected to rise as crews work through the rubble. in iran, riot police and protesters came to blows over the collapse of the national currency. the rial has lost a third of its value in less than a week. today, merchants at tehran's main bazaar protested outside their stalls and closed for the day. exchange houses and currency websites also were closed down. in the end, police arrested money changers and fired tear gas to disperse crowds. the protesters charged president mahmoud ahmadinejad's policies have fueled the currency crisis. he has blamed western sanctions imposed against iran's nuclear program. secretary of state hillary clinton pledged anew today to get to the bottom of a deadly attack in libya last month. u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans were killed
the attack was on a government- controlled section. the coordinated explosions hit a central square, destroying a number of buildings and littering the streets with twisted metal and concrete. at least 122 people were wounded. and the death toll was expected to rise as crews work through the rubble. in iran, riot police and protesters came to blows over the collapse of the national currency. the rial has lost a third of its value in less than a week. today, merchants at tehran's main bazaar...
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the government says this has the fingerprints of al-qaeda. but footage aired on state tv raises questions. why is someone putting police shields in the bus after the blast? and why is a man carrying a syrian state tv microphone placing these bags at the site? the opposition say that the government carried out the bombing to discredit them. on december the 23rd, the day arab league monitors arrived to observe the situation in syria, a similar explosion killed 44 people. the government blamed armed gangs. but again, questions arised. the opposition say that ten of the names of those listed as dead in the blast appear on other lists of people killed in different incidents. today, there were anti- government demonstrations in several cities. these pictures were posted on youtube and not shown on syrian television. it's been reported that the arab league observers saw syrian soldiers shooting at the crowd in the damascus suburb of arbeen. the banner reads, "what is the use of the observers when assad's militias have fired shots before their eyes i
the government says this has the fingerprints of al-qaeda. but footage aired on state tv raises questions. why is someone putting police shields in the bus after the blast? and why is a man carrying a syrian state tv microphone placing these bags at the site? the opposition say that the government carried out the bombing to discredit them. on december the 23rd, the day arab league monitors arrived to observe the situation in syria, a similar explosion killed 44 people. the government blamed...
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divided government. and it's difficult to get people to work together and get things done. >> woodruff: not just difficult, mr. speaker, people look and say "work isn't getting done." >> we've got 40 jobs bills sitting in the united states senate. we have a bill to replace the sequester that's due to go into effect january 2 sitting in the senate. we have a bill to... all these passed the house and are sitting in the united states senate. time to get to work. >> woodruff: so it's all the senate's fault? >> we're doing our fault. >> woodruff: speaker of the house of representatives john boehner, good to see you. >> ifill: as the convention prepares to nominate vice presidential nominee paul ryan, mitt romney came to camp as well today. he's expected to be on hand in some manner tonight. here his wife ann's convention speech which is the highlight later this evening. joining us for insight is eric fehrnstrom, top spokesman for the romney campaign and a close romney advisor for more than a decade. welcome,
divided government. and it's difficult to get people to work together and get things done. >> woodruff: not just difficult, mr. speaker, people look and say "work isn't getting done." >> we've got 40 jobs bills sitting in the united states senate. we have a bill to replace the sequester that's due to go into effect january 2 sitting in the senate. we have a bill to... all these passed the house and are sitting in the united states senate. time to get to work. >>...
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in the philippines, muslim rebels agreed to a peace pact with the government after decades of fighting. the framework deal will give the muslim minority broad autonomy in the south of the mostly roman catholic nation. in exchange, the rebels must end all violence. the pact was signed in manila's presidential palace. the country's president and the leader of the rebels spoke afterward. >> good day. we extend the hand of friendship to the president and the people. we embark on the historic journey to rebuild our homeland. >> much work remains to be done in order to fully reap the fruits of this framework agreement. we have commitments and goals to achieve. >> sreenivasan: one al-qaeda- linked group, abu sayyaf, has not been part of the peace process. but negotiators said they hope the agreement will isolate the extremists. the u.s. food and drug administration has widened a warning about medicines made by a specialty pharmacy near boston. the new england compounding center sold tainted steroids linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis. as of today, there were 212 cases nationwide, and
in the philippines, muslim rebels agreed to a peace pact with the government after decades of fighting. the framework deal will give the muslim minority broad autonomy in the south of the mostly roman catholic nation. in exchange, the rebels must end all violence. the pact was signed in manila's presidential palace. the country's president and the leader of the rebels spoke afterward. >> good day. we extend the hand of friendship to the president and the people. we embark on the historic...
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the two firms denied any such association to the chinese government. venezuela's leftist president hugo chavez will serve another six years after winning reelection sunday.n aricgi v wos his mn giof victory was ten points, the narrowest in his 14 years in power.ic it was a bitterly fought race against challenger henrique capriles, who conceded defeat. chavez welcomed that concession last night, as supporters poured into the streets and surrounded the presidential palace. he addressed them from the balcony. >> my gratitude to the right wing candidate and his campaign managers who announced to the country that they recognize our victory. this is a very important step for peace in venezuela, for our coexistence. >> sreenivasan: chavez is expected to step up his push for socialism, and to continue his longstanding criticism of u.s. foreign policy. turkey retaliated again today for shelling coming from syria. it was the sixth day of cross- border strikes. the long-range skirmishes were sparked by syrian shells that landed in turkey last week, killing five c
the two firms denied any such association to the chinese government. venezuela's leftist president hugo chavez will serve another six years after winning reelection sunday.n aricgi v wos his mn giof victory was ten points, the narrowest in his 14 years in power.ic it was a bitterly fought race against challenger henrique capriles, who conceded defeat. chavez welcomed that concession last night, as supporters poured into the streets and surrounded the presidential palace. he addressed them from...
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the government cannot do anything about it. there is this instability and uncertainty that has that has led to this current situation. today the government announced that they will only allow travelers to take with them a thousand dollars. until recently they could take up to $5,000. if you went to the airport in tehran, there was a big sign saying $5,000. because they need the currency themselves. >> warner: so karim sadjadpour, is the white house spokesman correct or do you agree with the assessment that a lot of this bluster really reflects a certain sense, if not of desperation, than of vulnerability on its part? >> well, iran has this schizophrenia because it simultaneously has delusions of grandeur and profound insecurity. you could call it the sarah palin of nations. i would say this about the white house strategy. what obama administration is trying to do is to subject the iranian regime to enough pressure to bring it back to the table and get it to make meaningful compromises and there has been tremendous pressure in t
the government cannot do anything about it. there is this instability and uncertainty that has that has led to this current situation. today the government announced that they will only allow travelers to take with them a thousand dollars. until recently they could take up to $5,000. if you went to the airport in tehran, there was a big sign saying $5,000. because they need the currency themselves. >> warner: so karim sadjadpour, is the white house spokesman correct or do you agree with...
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he called for other top officials to quit the syrian government and hasten its demise. we have a report from john ray of independent television news. >> reporter: a boy leads a mourning at a funeral for his father. for those who suffer so much, this must seem truly like a war without end. but today, from a longtime loyalist, a claim that assad's time is almost up. riyad hijab, the prime minister who switched sides, called the regime an enemy of god. morally, financially, militarily, it is collapsing, he said. mr. hijab believes regime forces control just 30% of the country, but they dominate 100% of the sky. rebels say a nato no-fly zone would end the war quickly. in syria, diplomacy is at an end, though baroness amos said the united nations is in damascus to try to reach a deal to increase the flow of emergency aid. >> i think it's important that all parties to the conflict recognize that it is ordinary men and women who are caught up in the middle of this, and that it's important that the fighting stops. >> reporter: the basics of life- - bread, medicine, safe shelter
he called for other top officials to quit the syrian government and hasten its demise. we have a report from john ray of independent television news. >> reporter: a boy leads a mourning at a funeral for his father. for those who suffer so much, this must seem truly like a war without end. but today, from a longtime loyalist, a claim that assad's time is almost up. riyad hijab, the prime minister who switched sides, called the regime an enemy of god. morally, financially, militarily, it is...
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is the government prepared to handle all this? >> the government says they are. the department of homeland security is used to handling six million visa applications and residency applications a year. this could addo that program almost two million pieces of paperwork. so that's more than a 25% increase and it's unclear as to whether or not the government has the work force or money to handle that workload. >> woodruff: brian bennett with the los angeles angels of anaheim, thank you very much. >> happy to be here. >> brown: we'll be back shortly with the "daily download," our regular look at the campaign and social media. but first: this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support. >> we thank you for joining us this evening. i'm paul anthony with patty kim. when your day is filled with demands and distractions, isn't it comforting to sit down to the pbs newshour? you know it will be calm, rational and informative. it's one hour of your day you can count on being well-spent. so during this brief intermission, we
is the government prepared to handle all this? >> the government says they are. the department of homeland security is used to handling six million visa applications and residency applications a year. this could addo that program almost two million pieces of paperwork. so that's more than a 25% increase and it's unclear as to whether or not the government has the work force or money to handle that workload. >> woodruff: brian bennett with the los angeles angels of anaheim, thank you...
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he says they were government soldiers and militiamen. his brother and uncle were arrested. when his mother tried to stop them, there were all shot. at just two months, this baby girl is now an orphan. relatives say she was wounded by what they call government thugs in uniform. >> this baby is my niece. they killed her mother, my sister. >> what of the response? the u.n. says the government broke international law by firing into civilian areas but it is not blaming damascus for the killing. >> those responsible for these brutal crimes must be held to account. >> the syrian government does not deny there was a massacre. it blames what it calls terrorists. >> of light to condemn also on behalf of my government the lies that were said a few minutes ago by some members of the council. >> while the world wrings its hands, the men with guns have already made their response known. these are rebel fighters in beijing government troops. there has been fighting elsewhere, too. the fear is the answer to the death in hula will only be more violence and death. >> a fire at a shopping mal
he says they were government soldiers and militiamen. his brother and uncle were arrested. when his mother tried to stop them, there were all shot. at just two months, this baby girl is now an orphan. relatives say she was wounded by what they call government thugs in uniform. >> this baby is my niece. they killed her mother, my sister. >> what of the response? the u.n. says the government broke international law by firing into civilian areas but it is not blaming damascus for the...
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it was supposed to be a unity government. it was brought together partly by the united states which helped broker a deal in which there would be a wide-ranging coalition. now that coalition has really frayed and it would take hours to get into the complications of exactly how dysfunctional the political system has been but among the highlights are a sunni vice president wanteded for terrorism who refuses to come back for trial, no defense minister, no interior minister, almost a year after elections were held. despite that, this country sort of stumbles along and it's one of the astonishing things. so they are talking about a national reconciliation conference, if you will, of political leaders to try to solve some of this but clearly when you do not have a coherent stable political system it really sews unrest and fear and a lot of iraqis in the streets if you go out today and ask them-- which we've done-- who they think is behind this they'll say al qaeda. but they also say it's political violence and by that they mean very
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under control of the government? >> reporter: under control of the government. >> yes, not allowed. >> reporter: they tell you only once a week. >> yes. >> reporter: so the editors here print under two slightly different titles to get around the prohibition. but in recent months, reformers in the government, including a new president, started to relax the country's tight media controls. than htut aung is eleven media's founder and publisher. >> ( translated ): changes have really come about within a year. it was entirely impossible for us to talk to you one year ago, because we had to fear everything then. we were concerned not only about the news we were going to publish, but also about the news already published, even if it got past the censorship board. we were concerned about unfair legal charges. now, government pressure has relatively subsided. >> reporter: eleven media has first-hand experience with harsh repression. in 2003, an editor was sentenced to death over a story alleging misuse of an international gra
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an appropriate role for the government this is something we want the government to be be prepared to do if a national disaster strikes our community. one of the most fundamental issues in this election is what is the appropriate role of the federal government with mitt romney expressing support for a much smaller role for the federal government and the president for a bigger one. the third thing it did was took a couple of days out of the campaign. mitt romney was making some gains. it took a couple days out, interrupted what is that final stretch. i think that also could have had an effect. >> ifill: tomorrow night when we sit down and try to look for the signs. you'll have to figure out what's going on. what are you watching for, stu, for signs of the outcome? >> well, obviously what are some of these early states. virginia, florida, ohio, and wisconsin i think are the big four. we'll be looking for independent voters. we'll be looking to see what the make-up of the electorate is. i think that's most important. how many republicans, how many democrats. how many independent voters.
an appropriate role for the government this is something we want the government to be be prepared to do if a national disaster strikes our community. one of the most fundamental issues in this election is what is the appropriate role of the federal government with mitt romney expressing support for a much smaller role for the federal government and the president for a bigger one. the third thing it did was took a couple of days out of the campaign. mitt romney was making some gains. it took a...
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the russian president urged the government to negotiate with the government and they insist president asad must step down. i'm pleased to have ambassador rice back to talk about all this. it's been a busy week for you. >> indeed. >> charlie: tell me where we are. >> after russ and china made the decision to block a resolution of the security council that would have provided strong political backing to the arab league's plan to orchestrate a transition where eventually asad would step down and there would be the opportunity for democratic elections we're at a difficult point. it may just be tragically the space for a negotiated settlement is diminishing. this opportunity which was missed and defeated by russia and china on saturday by the arab league had the best chance to push them to a settlement and we've all been horrified to watch the violences intensified and has taken what has been a license to escalate the killing and countries around the world because 13 of 15 countries from around the world were in support of this are now consulting very carefully how to escalate the politica
the russian president urged the government to negotiate with the government and they insist president asad must step down. i'm pleased to have ambassador rice back to talk about all this. it's been a busy week for you. >> indeed. >> charlie: tell me where we are. >> after russ and china made the decision to block a resolution of the security council that would have provided strong political backing to the arab league's plan to orchestrate a transition where eventually asad...
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but the, to turn to government for the answer-- government has been cutting jobs. we know that the government especially state/local governments continue to... continue to cut jobs. and i think obama, he mentioned well let's hire more teachers and that, that would certainly alleviate it but, i think a lot of people don't expect government to necessarily solve the jobs problem but it would be nice if government wasn't the job's problem. >> reporter: well, i'm glad you brought that up because one subject that jim lehrer did introduce which is kind of tough to talk about in that forum, even here is the role of government. both men were talking in a very highly contentious way and also in some aspects agreeing about government having a role in the day to day lives of americans. did that help? did that clarify anything? >> for me, it helped soften romney. to hear it right from the horse's mouth that he does believe in the role of government helping in day to day maybe not to the extent of obama does was helpful. >> i think that, you know, if we look at government in the
but the, to turn to government for the answer-- government has been cutting jobs. we know that the government especially state/local governments continue to... continue to cut jobs. and i think obama, he mentioned well let's hire more teachers and that, that would certainly alleviate it but, i think a lot of people don't expect government to necessarily solve the jobs problem but it would be nice if government wasn't the job's problem. >> reporter: well, i'm glad you brought that up...
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evan had a b.a.in history as of june of 2009, a job in town government, a town just north of cape cod didn't pan out. so? >> i went on craigs list and looked up every tutoring assistant teacher, you know, anything with even remotely... i think i applied to a driving school. so far i got two emails back. >> reporter: making just $72 a week, he moved back home where his older brother had lived for years. in december, 2010, he found steady work as a substitute teacher. he's now also pursuing a graduate degree. all the while, living at home. >> if your children come home and they're making tracks toward the future, then it seems like a very reasonable likelihood that they're going to be fine. then families feel quite comfortable about it. few it feels indefinite, if it's not clear it's going to work out, if their plans don't materialize, that sets off a wave of anxiety in american households. we tend to make that nervousness rain down on them in the form of persistent questions: did you apply for jobs today? did you look for that master's degree program? and try to negotiate very delicate
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we're a government of laws where a government of checks and balances. and the executive branch is-- to itself something that the people's representatives in congress rejected two years ago when his party, not mine, were in charge of both houses of congress. >> brown: but you heard cecilia munoz and the argument is that the secretary has to make decisions about resources, how to use them, how to apply things. >> she is supposed to enforce the law. if she doesn't have enough money, she should go and ask congress for more. it's as simple as that. whenever we've had a need for a national security or public safety issue, congress has always followed the recommendations of the white house regardless of who is in control, giving them the resources to keep america safe and to enforce our laws. >> brown: now let me ask you about the politics of this on your side. we heard in our settup piece mitt romney say that he wants a longer-term solution. when reporters asked him whether he would overturn this specifically, he didn't respond. you have governor rubbio who h
we're a government of laws where a government of checks and balances. and the executive branch is-- to itself something that the people's representatives in congress rejected two years ago when his party, not mine, were in charge of both houses of congress. >> brown: but you heard cecilia munoz and the argument is that the secretary has to make decisions about resources, how to use them, how to apply things. >> she is supposed to enforce the law. if she doesn't have enough money,...
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government bonds. now, the president has proposed he be given authority to raise the debt ceiling without congressional action. house republicans reject that idea. and they've called for raising revenue without rate hikes, plus major savings in entitlement programs. the president argued today a partial deal is possible on taxes, if the g.o.p. will agree to raise rates on the top 2%. >> and if we can get the leadership on the republican side to take that framework, to acknowledge that reality, then the numbers actually aren't that far apart. another way of putting this is, we can probably solve this in about a week. >> reporter: despite issuing a warning to congressional republicans, the president also expressed optimism that some gop lawmakers may be warming to the idea of allowing taxes on the wealthy to rise. but here at the capitol today, congressional republican leaders said the president should focus less on tax increases and more on spending cuts >> we put an offer on the table. now he has out of
government bonds. now, the president has proposed he be given authority to raise the debt ceiling without congressional action. house republicans reject that idea. and they've called for raising revenue without rate hikes, plus major savings in entitlement programs. the president argued today a partial deal is possible on taxes, if the g.o.p. will agree to raise rates on the top 2%. >> and if we can get the leadership on the republican side to take that framework, to acknowledge that...
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so the government was told by the israeli population that it must do it. and in spite of the fact that the youth would be suspected of doing it because of the elections, and the palestinians believed that because of the elections is legal-- israel would not do t the government had to do it. >> brown: when you think about the potential for escalation, though, can either side win this? i mean what are they after? >> the grim reality of this conflict, particularly in hamas and israel is that both sides, even when they bloody each other and end up with many body bags and casualties, mostly civilian palestinians, both of them in a crazy surreal way will claim victory. this is to the going to change the political reality. even if the israelis invade gaza as they did in 2008 when they inflicted-- killed 1300 palestinians, mostly civilian, there was no political solution. today the only thing that is still changing as i said, there is a regional strategic dynamics that are changing and domestic dynamics especially palestinians are changing, the american position i
so the government was told by the israeli population that it must do it. and in spite of the fact that the youth would be suspected of doing it because of the elections, and the palestinians believed that because of the elections is legal-- israel would not do t the government had to do it. >> brown: when you think about the potential for escalation, though, can either side win this? i mean what are they after? >> the grim reality of this conflict, particularly in hamas and israel...
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of utah and the federal government. thousands of jobs created. the only question was: could they pull all that gas out of the ground and make peace with environmentalists and indian tribes to save one of america's last great landscapes? brad miller, who runs regulatory affairs for anadarko, understood the importance of bringing environmental groups on board. >> if people can come to an agreement before you have to go to a regulatory agency, to discuss the opportunities for development, of course that's going to be a plus for the company and for the stakeholders involved. >> suarez: the secretary of the interior oversees the bureau of land management. with the parties already in agreement, there's no litigation, less hassle and more natural gas going to market right away. >> my view that protecting the environment and developing oil and gas are not mutually exclusive. those that say that are providing us with a false choice. >> suarez: so the wilderness alliance gets a pristine river valley for its constituents and they
of utah and the federal government. thousands of jobs created. the only question was: could they pull all that gas out of the ground and make peace with environmentalists and indian tribes to save one of america's last great landscapes? brad miller, who runs regulatory affairs for anadarko, understood the importance of bringing environmental groups on board. >> if people can come to an agreement before you have to go to a regulatory agency, to discuss the opportunities for development, of...
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. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez updates the bloodshed in syria as government troops bombarded the rebel-held city of homs and u.n. monitors reached the scene of the latest massacre. >> brown: from el salvador, we have the story of an epidemic of tooth decay in the countryside blamed largely on american junk food and sodas. >> when i go into a village and the kid was come flock around us and hug us and smile, that's when i saw, oh my god, their teeth are all block and rotten. i had never seen this before. what happened. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we look at the dashed hopes for a triple crown winner this year as the colt i'll have another is scratched from the belmont stakes after a leg injury. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> growing up in arctic norway, everybody took fish oil to stay healthy. when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil
. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez updates the bloodshed in syria as government troops bombarded the rebel-held city of homs and u.n. monitors reached the scene of the latest massacre. >> brown: from el salvador, we have the story of an epidemic of tooth decay in the countryside blamed largely on american junk food and sodas. >> when i go into a village and the kid was come flock around us and hug us and smile, that's when i saw, oh my god, their teeth are all block and rotten. i...
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the government telling a private company what they must do. and so this turns back into really an obama health-care plan which is the debate we have been having for a couple of years. how intrusive do we want the government to be in telling people and pan dating this and that and this and that. >> all right t in the meantime on the campaign trail rick santorum had a very big night a few days ago, right? three victories, three states. how did he do it? how important was it? >> well, he did it, and he's done it he's been a consistent candidate. he's been a relentless in his positions, we talk about both mitt romney and newt gingrich being-- in the debate performance. he's been consistent and good on his debate performances. in addition, he was willing to spend the time of retail politicking that is going in and personally campaigning in states that have caucuses. this is not unimportant. but do not overlook what this firestorm we were just discussing did to him three weeks ago the political dialogue in the country was income inequality, the econ
the government telling a private company what they must do. and so this turns back into really an obama health-care plan which is the debate we have been having for a couple of years. how intrusive do we want the government to be in telling people and pan dating this and that and this and that. >> all right t in the meantime on the campaign trail rick santorum had a very big night a few days ago, right? three victories, three states. how did he do it? how important was it? >> well,...
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in the west, gunmen killed ten members of a pro-government militia. and in the northeast, a suicide bomber killed two people and wounded 16. the injured walked or were stretchered to a hospital for treatment. officials said the target was a local elder, who's seen as an obstacle to the taliban. the u.s. and great britain are warning there's a high risk of a terror attack in nigeria over the easter holiday. the warnings were aimed at british and american citizens in the west african nation. they centered primarily on northern regions where a radical islamist group boko haram conducts near-daily attacks. an attack last christmas day killed 44 people in the nigerian capital, abuja. the u.s. attorney general affirmed today that the obama administration does respect the authority of federal courts to overturn laws. a federal appeals judge in texas asked for that assurance this week, in writing. that's after the president said it would be unprecedented if the supreme court strikes down the health care reform law. attorney general eric holder answered that t
in the west, gunmen killed ten members of a pro-government militia. and in the northeast, a suicide bomber killed two people and wounded 16. the injured walked or were stretchered to a hospital for treatment. officials said the target was a local elder, who's seen as an obstacle to the taliban. the u.s. and great britain are warning there's a high risk of a terror attack in nigeria over the easter holiday. the warnings were aimed at british and american citizens in the west african nation. they...
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government helicopters arrived and sniper fire intensified. muse had to flee the area after being grazed by a ricocheted bullet. a particularly sad aspect to the destruction is that aleppo has historically been home not only to layers of civilization and religions, but an interaction between them. julian raby showed us an example in one of his museum's most prized possessions, a large cauldron. >> it's an extraordinary object, it's one of the most elaborate of all of these silver-inlayed vessels from the 13th century. but it's extraordinary because it combines imagery that's typical of muslim princes: polo. >> brown: yeah, i see them on horseback playing. >> right, right. and then, little vignettes taken from the life of jesus. >> brown: this is literally the- - the cultures intertwined. >> intertwined. >> brown: in the meantime, as the battles continue, outside experts fear the destruction of this cultural history will only grow. >> it is truly a loss for world heritage. >> brown: kishore rao is the head of unesco's world heritage center. >>
government helicopters arrived and sniper fire intensified. muse had to flee the area after being grazed by a ricocheted bullet. a particularly sad aspect to the destruction is that aleppo has historically been home not only to layers of civilization and religions, but an interaction between them. julian raby showed us an example in one of his museum's most prized possessions, a large cauldron. >> it's an extraordinary object, it's one of the most elaborate of all of these silver-inlayed...
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government bonds, we're told. krugman counters that the interest rate is now at an all-time low >> if this isn't the time to be spending a lot more on things that are useful like educating our children and fixing the holes in our roads, when is is the time? if you are a businessman and somebody said, okay, you have a bunch of investment opportunities and right now we'll let you borrow money for nothing, you would be derelict in your duty if you didn't do it. >> reporter: but isn't too much debt a bad thing? >> yes, of course it is. but by allowing this extremely high unemployment to persist, we are damaging the future. not just current gain versus future pain. we have almost four million people who have been out of work for more than a year. those people are... many of them will never reenter the work force. those are the future tax payers of america which means we're cutting into our future budget position. amazing amounts of stuff we're talking about is actually in adam smith >> reporter: as a columnist, author
government bonds, we're told. krugman counters that the interest rate is now at an all-time low >> if this isn't the time to be spending a lot more on things that are useful like educating our children and fixing the holes in our roads, when is is the time? if you are a businessman and somebody said, okay, you have a bunch of investment opportunities and right now we'll let you borrow money for nothing, you would be derelict in your duty if you didn't do it. >> reporter: but isn't...
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and because we're talking not about our local government, not even about the state government. it's feels as though we just don't have that ability to influence those events. >> that said, that the lawmakers in washington appear increasingly deaf to the realities of main street, was something we heard from nearly everyone here regardless of political party or oddology. we asked everyone whether they had confidence the federal government could help solve some of the country's most pressing issues. >> no i don't. i mean the state of colorado has-- here and we have a lot of faith in them. the overall government, no, i don't. >> i think they're so out of touch with what we actually do. who we actually are and how people actually live. we live payday to payday. and i used to get so happy if i paid everything. not if i had extra but if i paid everything. >> obviously are you a man of faith but how much faith dow have in our governmental institutions? >> government is so doggone dysfunctional. i am stunned at their inability to-- for basic communication skills it is as if they live in
and because we're talking not about our local government, not even about the state government. it's feels as though we just don't have that ability to influence those events. >> that said, that the lawmakers in washington appear increasingly deaf to the realities of main street, was something we heard from nearly everyone here regardless of political party or oddology. we asked everyone whether they had confidence the federal government could help solve some of the country's most pressing...
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and here the government is saying that the federal government has a duty to tell individual t individual citizen that it must act and that is different from what we have in previous cases. >> well... >> that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in a very fundamental way. >> i don't think so, justice kennedy, because it is predicated on the participation of these individuals in the market for health care services. now, it happens to be that this is a market in which, aside from the groups that the statute excludes, virtually everybody participates. but it is a regulation of their participation in that market. >> ifill: so this was basically about the scope of federal power marcia. >> very fundmentedly scope of congress's power under the commerce clause. what mr. verrilli is trying to argue to the justices is that this is a unique market. it's not like that food market. one, people are already in the market. there are those who are going to enter at some point, we don't know when. they don't know what kind of service they're going to need and, unlike other m
and here the government is saying that the federal government has a duty to tell individual t individual citizen that it must act and that is different from what we have in previous cases. >> well... >> that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in a very fundamental way. >> i don't think so, justice kennedy, because it is predicated on the participation of these individuals in the market for health care services. now, it happens to be that this...
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in the sense that the central government can't control these states the way they used to in the days when there was a single party at the center and the states. yet they need the states, they need the state parties to stay in power at the center. they have to make concessions with the state. they can't compel the states to do something. in a sense that's democracy but it's a negative aspect of democracy. >> woodruff: how do you see that, the politics? >> i think it's more an imperfect democracy than too much democracy because the fundamental problem with power in india is that if people were to pay for power, private investors would come rushing in to build and increase supply. but the point is that politicians found it politically opportunistic to say we'll either give you no power or free power or free power or subsidized power. people don't pay. that's okay. but 30% of the power generated in india is lost to theft and to free power. >> woodruff: to theft. e saw the people of video. and then agriculture is very powerful. they get free and subsidized power. it's proved to be environ
in the sense that the central government can't control these states the way they used to in the days when there was a single party at the center and the states. yet they need the states, they need the state parties to stay in power at the center. they have to make concessions with the state. they can't compel the states to do something. in a sense that's democracy but it's a negative aspect of democracy. >> woodruff: how do you see that, the politics? >> i think it's more an...
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government tries to reassert. the problem is you have hundreds of thousands of people coming back out. assad can't put this genie back in the bottle. he's been trying over and over again for over ten months. he simply can't do it. the security solution isn't working. he isn't able to reform his way out of i he's in a dictator's dilemma. i don't think he knows how to get out of it. >> thank you both. >> thank you. >> brown: now to the philippines, a country struggling to cope with its rapidly growing population. tonight's story is part of a new project that looks at the challenge of feeding the world, in a time of social and environmental change. it's a newshour partnership with the center for investigative reporting, homelands productions, and american public media's marketplace. the project is called "food for nine billion." the reporter for tonight's story is sam eaton of homelands productions. >> reporter: the double barrier reef of this island in the southern philippines is is one of the richest marine biodive
government tries to reassert. the problem is you have hundreds of thousands of people coming back out. assad can't put this genie back in the bottle. he's been trying over and over again for over ten months. he simply can't do it. the security solution isn't working. he isn't able to reform his way out of i he's in a dictator's dilemma. i don't think he knows how to get out of it. >> thank you both. >> thank you. >> brown: now to the philippines, a country struggling to cope...
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to be but states will feel it when the federal government starts to cut. federal state and local finances are all very intertwined. >> what do you call for? what can happen sort of quickly? >> we don't attempt to tell the elected officials of this country how to apportion the cost of this between recipients of public services, public employees or taxpayers because in a democracy there's no absolute right or wrong answer. there's a question that should be resolved through negotiation and compromise. that's when our elected officials should be doing. >> you're saying be clear about the problem. >> i'm saying be honest about it. stop using our money and proceeds from the sale of assets and treating them as revenues. that's your recurring expenditures with recurring revenues. do five-year projections. inform the public. not mask the truth. tell people that we have a serious structural deficit in most states that the cities and counties of this country are going to be at the greatest point of this and the impact is going to rest in mostly on education infrastru
to be but states will feel it when the federal government starts to cut. federal state and local finances are all very intertwined. >> what do you call for? what can happen sort of quickly? >> we don't attempt to tell the elected officials of this country how to apportion the cost of this between recipients of public services, public employees or taxpayers because in a democracy there's no absolute right or wrong answer. there's a question that should be resolved through negotiation...
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he said that actually the government was... and the agents' lawyer were offering a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. that there are so few of these cases in the court system that it would be a serious curtailment of first amendment rights to give this kind of immunity to law enforcement officers. it might operate as a pretext to... you might... just breyer brought up you might arrest someone for jaywalking when you really were upset about maybe their t-shirt had something on it that you didn't like. he didn't seem to make a whole lot of headway with the justices. but as i said, they are concerned about a broad rule here. >> brown: and this one we'll see later on in the term i guess. >> probably sometime before june. >> brown: okay, marcia coyle, nice job. three cases, thanks so much. >> my pleasure. >> warner: now, how one school has succeeded in reducing the odds that a student with learning disabilities may eventually drop out. past studies have found that kids with disabilities drop out at more than twice the rate of
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the chinese government denied the slowdown was actually much worse. meanwhile in italy, the moody's rating firm downgraded the country's bond rating by two notches. the news sparked anger on the streets in rome. >> the ratings agency has been running the italian political economy for the last several months. i presume they pressure the burr lus connie government to fall and now they're trying to create a hole in the boat of the monti government. >> sreenivasan: despite the downgrade, italy's latest bond auction went off relatively smoothly. and in spain, civil servants turned out in madrid to protest new austerity measures. they waved flags and signs decrying the added wage cuts and tax hikes. a popular dissident blogger in ethiopia was sentenced to 18 years in prison today. journalist eskinder nega was among 24 opposition activists found guilty on terror charges last month. an ethiopian court ruled that online articles written by nega were meant to stir up violence. the opposition accused the government of using terror laws to silence dissent. in mya
the chinese government denied the slowdown was actually much worse. meanwhile in italy, the moody's rating firm downgraded the country's bond rating by two notches. the news sparked anger on the streets in rome. >> the ratings agency has been running the italian political economy for the last several months. i presume they pressure the burr lus connie government to fall and now they're trying to create a hole in the boat of the monti government. >> sreenivasan: despite the...
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>> well, no state or local government in the u.s. when you consider pension accounting has run a balanced budget for a long time and i think that probably the california votes are a reflection of voter opinion but what meaningful reforms they'll get into state and local government policy remains to be seen whether elected officials will move on this. >> brown: josh rauh, kil huh, thanks very much. >> thank you very much. >> ifill: there appeared to be no end in sight to the fallout from president obama's immigration decision last week. >> this is not amnesty. this is not immunity. this is not a path to citizenship. it's not a permanent fix. >> ifill: president obama's decision to shield some undocumented immigrant from deportation stirred political consternation but is winning popular support. a new bloomberg news poll finds 54% of likely voters agree with the policy. 30% said they disagree. over the weekend on cbs' "face the nation" likely republican nominee mitt romney took issue with the executive process used to implement the new
>> well, no state or local government in the u.s. when you consider pension accounting has run a balanced budget for a long time and i think that probably the california votes are a reflection of voter opinion but what meaningful reforms they'll get into state and local government policy remains to be seen whether elected officials will move on this. >> brown: josh rauh, kil huh, thanks very much. >> thank you very much. >> ifill: there appeared to be no end in sight to...
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rebel fighters in syria battled government security forces in an upscale district of damascus. and a gunman in france shot and killed a rabbi and three children outside a jewish school. online, we look at a surprising new finding about the use of social media in newsrooms. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: just 9% of americans frequently turn to facebook and twitter to find news links. learn more about the findings of the pew research center's annual report on the state of media and journalism on the rundown. another study tracks high school graduaesonloat r, and shows they're on the rise. check how your state fares using the interactive map on our american graduate page. and fred de sam lazaro reflected on the work ofi,ynatus l co- founder of roe usnpnofit groupnp heal africa. she died saturday of cancer at age 62 after devoting her life to helping women who were victims of violence and rape during congo's civil war. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at education as a nat
rebel fighters in syria battled government security forces in an upscale district of damascus. and a gunman in france shot and killed a rabbi and three children outside a jewish school. online, we look at a surprising new finding about the use of social media in newsrooms. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: just 9% of americans frequently turn to facebook and twitter to find news links. learn more about the findings of the pew research center's annual report on the state of media...
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is the cea different from serving in other places in government? >> well, you know, even in this case you have a few voices out there who think petraeus could have written this out. senator feinstein the chairman of the senate intelligence committee issued a statement today saying she doesn't think he needed to resign. although she understands why he did. but you're right, i mean, when you are the head of the cia and you are-- have access to some of the nation's most sensitive secrets, and you are caught in a situation in which you could be compromised, blackmailed or somebody else might have access to some of that information, it creates layers of complexity that don't exist for other government officials. >> professor mansoor, the president called david petraeus today one of the greatest flag officers of his generation s that a fair assessment? >> i think it's fair to say. he is probably the most accomplished american general at least since the korean war. he's done a great deal for his nation, this nation has a great debt of gratitude to david p
is the cea different from serving in other places in government? >> well, you know, even in this case you have a few voices out there who think petraeus could have written this out. senator feinstein the chairman of the senate intelligence committee issued a statement today saying she doesn't think he needed to resign. although she understands why he did. but you're right, i mean, when you are the head of the cia and you are-- have access to some of the nation's most sensitive secrets,...
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the government for example got paid back. you kept worrying about fraud in these programs, and the government has gotten its money back, hasn't it? >> no! i mean tarp, is still, treasury itself is projecting i think about $70 billion in tarp losses. >> reporter: in fact, treasury is projectg is projecting that tarp will $60 cllion,bi mainly for programs to help struggling homeowners it says. as for the $245 billion of tarp funds spent on banks, treasury$6 secretary tim geithner insists they've already turned a profit. >> right now, it is $20 billion we earned for the taxpayers, very carefully designed. >> $20 billion that is the interest on the money. >> on the bank investments. most of it is back in the treasury. >> reporter: on charlie rose last week, geithner disputed barofskys main claim as well, that treasury put wall street before main street. >> of course, our job was to protect main street, the economy, the average american from the failures in the failing financial system. that's what we did and that is a just and ne
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i think at the end of the day it was greed it was just greed that was unchecked by government and government regulators. this idea that this is all caused because the government wanted poor people to have mortgages, that's just not true. i think expanding access to home ownership for low rae raexization. a lot of people making a lot of money, making a lot of irresponsible loans to frank lien the most vulnerable parts that didn't understand it and regulators didn't step in to stop it. >> woodruff: what is it that you believe the bush and obama administrations did right and did wrong to deal with it? >> well, i think the misstep goesing up to the crisis, both the clinton and bush administration, i think the three big ones are we didn't raise bank capital requirements, we didn't constrain the ability of large institutions, used leverage, borrowed money to support their risk-taking and instead government took a lot of aptions to allow investment banks in particular to take on even more leverage and expand their operations with borrowed money. the federal reserve board had the authority to set mo
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libya is free but we want an election and a new government. it's okay this is freedom, but they shouldn't tear down posters. we want life to get better. why damage things. we want to settle down and rebuild the country. >> suddenly everyone wants a say. >> reporter: anyone way poster is a traitor says one man. the election is a as far as says another. no it's freedom says a third. it's chaos. just think, until last year no one in libya was allowed to have any opinions at all. >> reporter: the line between discussion and disruption is not well understood. yesterday suspected eastern federalists burned a warehouse with balance olts and slips. >> democracy is new in libya and still many resort to violence if they can't get their own way. the poll will go ahead on saturday. but the question is will libyans accept the results. >> we have more about libya on our web site. >> suarez: we have more about libya on our web site, including a report on libyan hopes that peaceful elections will encourage more foreign investment in their oil industry. >> woo
libya is free but we want an election and a new government. it's okay this is freedom, but they shouldn't tear down posters. we want life to get better. why damage things. we want to settle down and rebuild the country. >> suddenly everyone wants a say. >> reporter: anyone way poster is a traitor says one man. the election is a as far as says another. no it's freedom says a third. it's chaos. just think, until last year no one in libya was allowed to have any opinions at all....
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it's the third branch of government. they will act upon their responsibilities and the substance before them in terms of what we legislated we feel very strongly and believe that it's on strong constitutional grounds. >> woodruff: a question, madam leader, about the war in afghanistan. there was a report on... an exhaustive and devastating report written by an army colonel who went over to afghanistan. his assess system that this war has been a disaster and that the military leaders of the united states have not leveled with the american people. saying the situation on the ground is much worse than what the american people have been led to believe. first of all, are you familiar with the report and do you agree his assessment? you've spent time looking at this. >> i've gone to afghanistan many times in the course of our involvement there my last trip was most optimistic. it was bearing food from the changed approach that president obama has taken. you have to remember when the president took office there had been no plan
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but today, government forces took it back. the rebels can mount hit and run attacks, but they still can't hold onto territory in the capital, as the government counters with artillery and heavy weapons. a few people tentatively returned to their homes. tens of thousands of others, though, are driving to the border with lebanon. they fear that this is just the beginning of the battle for damascus. people were crossing into lebanon into the early hours. but many of those i've been speaking to today say there's nothing going on in damascus. they're supporters of president bashar al assad. they don't want to say that there's any threat to his regime, but they're getting their families out nonetheless. are you telling me that there is no fighting in damascus? >> no, no, no, it's okay. relax. nothing. >> reporter: everybody in damascus is relaxed, are they? >> yes. >> reporter: but maybe he had a reason for his reticence. we spotted someone lurking and listening. fear doesn't stop at the border. journalists leaving damascus say wedn
but today, government forces took it back. the rebels can mount hit and run attacks, but they still can't hold onto territory in the capital, as the government counters with artillery and heavy weapons. a few people tentatively returned to their homes. tens of thousands of others, though, are driving to the border with lebanon. they fear that this is just the beginning of the battle for damascus. people were crossing into lebanon into the early hours. but many of those i've been speaking to...
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is bigger government. andñr obama-care is exhibit a. >> içó. distorts our constitutin andçóÑi endangers our fragile economy. we did everything in our power to stop it. taking the fight all the way toc we prevailed on our two mainÑiÑr arguments. >> the court agreed that the commerce clause of the constitution does not allow theó federal government to purchase a product to force you to purchase something that you do not want. the courtÑi agreedÑi that the constitution does not allow the federal governmentçóñr to force expansion of medicaid. >> then came the shocker. the supreme court upheld the individual insurance mandate by calling itçó something the president swore it never was. a tax.'úat everyÑi stage of the, president obama and congressional democratsçó promid us that the mandate was not a tax. >> because they knew americans were hurting. and the lastÑi thing we needed s another tax. because they knew ifÑi the americanÑi public were told thai obama-care was just añrÑi massie ta
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so he could reach that blend of fiscal conservative and small government, limited government, get rid of the deficit. at the same time he could talk about social issues. >> brown: terry, what about as a legislator in the state and then in the senate? what became the key sort of issues that he worked on or became associated with? one was welfare reform, right? >> absolutely. he was a leader for welfare reform. by the way, that's the first time we really see this aspect of sort of the religious issues, moral issues come to play when he fought for and insisted on faith-based grants and tax cut, you know, use of the money in we will... welfare to go to faith-based organizations. as a senator he did and critics are accurate he did fight and brought home hundreds of millions of dollars for pennsylvania projects. he supported minimum wage. he was never cozy or close to the unions but he was certainly helpful to u.s. steel. he worked on projects for the pharmaceutical and technology industries in the south eastern part of the state. he was a typical sort of light- blue, if i can, senator who
so he could reach that blend of fiscal conservative and small government, limited government, get rid of the deficit. at the same time he could talk about social issues. >> brown: terry, what about as a legislator in the state and then in the senate? what became the key sort of issues that he worked on or became associated with? one was welfare reform, right? >> absolutely. he was a leader for welfare reform. by the way, that's the first time we really see this aspect of sort of the...
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is paying the government to keep their money. i mean, it's amazing. under these circumstances, it's more important that the government jin up activity and put people to work and especially if you can attract private capital which we could with that bank proposal which has republican and democrat support. >> woodruff: is that going going to be workable with this european debt crisis overhang you've just been talking about? >> yes, because the german interest rates, believe it or not, are even lower than ours. but what will happen is that's what the europeans are trying to do. they're trying to figure out, number one, how can we avoid a bank run in the vulnerable countries. greece is a special case where they don't have a good tax system and hardly anybody pays what they're supposed to. but the spanish had a government budget surplus before their real estate collapsed. so the europeans are thinking we probably better do something to improve the security of the banks. an individual deposit is insured 100,000 euros. in america it's n
is paying the government to keep their money. i mean, it's amazing. under these circumstances, it's more important that the government jin up activity and put people to work and especially if you can attract private capital which we could with that bank proposal which has republican and democrat support. >> woodruff: is that going going to be workable with this european debt crisis overhang you've just been talking about? >> yes, because the german interest rates, believe it or not,...
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the government is not willing to talk. the opposition is not willing to participate in talk. we're seeing all the violence unfolding. kofi annan has been looking for some way to recharge the diplomacy and he seems to be exploring this idea of setting up a contact group that would involve many of the members already in the security council, the united states, the europeans britain, france, and russia. it would also-- at least he's trying to include some of the key regional players who have an interest in the region, turkey, saudi arabia he floated the idea of iran but the americans are not that keen on sitting down with the iranians. but the idea is to achieve the same thing but bring in players who have more influence on syria. however russia has always been part of the political mediation. it has, perhaps, more influence than just about anyone else. maybe not iran or both of those countries have a lot of influence so i think that the whole game now is to try and put together a new process to try and get particularly russia to use its influence to put pressure on assad to acc
the government is not willing to talk. the opposition is not willing to participate in talk. we're seeing all the violence unfolding. kofi annan has been looking for some way to recharge the diplomacy and he seems to be exploring this idea of setting up a contact group that would involve many of the members already in the security council, the united states, the europeans britain, france, and russia. it would also-- at least he's trying to include some of the key regional players who have an...
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they depend on government. they believe that they are victims who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them. >> woodruff: the republican nominee goes on to say that obama voters don't care about his plans for tax cuts. >> these are people who pay no income tax. 47% of americans pay no income tax. our message of low taxes doesn't connect. he'll be out there talking about tax cuts for the rich. that's what they sell every four years. so my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them. that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. >> woodruff: romney's reference to the 47% who pay no fedeal income taxes draws roughly on data from the nonpartisanax te policy center. the group's analysis further shows more than a quarter of americans pay payroll taxes without incurring income tax liability. her groups paying no federal income tax include elderly people on social security. and households earning under $20,000 a year. but romney's remarks sparked a furo
they depend on government. they believe that they are victims who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them. >> woodruff: the republican nominee goes on to say that obama voters don't care about his plans for tax cuts. >> these are people who pay no income tax. 47% of americans pay no income tax. our message of low taxes doesn't connect. he'll be out there talking about tax cuts for the rich. that's what they sell every four years. so my job is not to worry about...
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the government's money. how big a government they want. what role they want the government to play. in the economy and in their lives in things like education and health care. so in that way a helpful debate but in terms of this is the course the nation will go on? no. this will be the debate we're going to have for the next nine months. >> woodruff: susan page, stu rothenberg, thank you both. >> thank you, judy. >> thanks. >> brown: next tonight, the debate in china over the growing influence of western culture. slavery by another name based on the pulitzer prize winning book of the same name tells the story of the thousands of african-americans who are arrested on trumped-up charges and forced to work as convicts labor. in many cases they were sent to the south coal mines including some owned by businessman and former slave owner john mill er in. historians and actors describe it in this excerpt. >> after emancipation, industrialists replaced slaves with convicts, acquiring thousands from state and county governments. >> you can't drive free labor the same way that you can force p
the government's money. how big a government they want. what role they want the government to play. in the economy and in their lives in things like education and health care. so in that way a helpful debate but in terms of this is the course the nation will go on? no. this will be the debate we're going to have for the next nine months. >> woodruff: susan page, stu rothenberg, thank you both. >> thank you, judy. >> thanks. >> brown: next tonight, the debate in china...
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. >> suarez: and from southern california, tom bearden reports on a government-funded laboratory working on ways to prevent and defeat cyber attacks. >> usa scientists are trying to bring the power of science to cyber security. >> brown: plus, margaret warner examines the scandal that sent 11 of president obama's secret service detail home from the latin american summit in colombia after allegedly soliciting prostitutes. >> suarez: and as the pulitzer prizes for arts and journalism were announced, we talk with kristen graham, part of the "philadelphia inquirer" team that won the public service award for reporting on violence in the city's schools. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some difficult ones. but through it all, we persevered. supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been hel
. >> suarez: and from southern california, tom bearden reports on a government-funded laboratory working on ways to prevent and defeat cyber attacks. >> usa scientists are trying to bring the power of science to cyber security. >> brown: plus, margaret warner examines the scandal that sent 11 of president obama's secret service detail home from the latin american summit in colombia after allegedly soliciting prostitutes. >> suarez: and as the pulitzer prizes for arts and...
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after government told syrian representatives to leave. it was part of a wave of revulsion over the slaughter of at least 108 people in the houla region on friday night. the diplomatic expulsions came as u.n. peace envoy kofi annan was in damascus, meeting with syrian president bashar al assad. we begin with a report from alex thomson of independent television news. >> reporter: this has to stop. kofi annan's central message to president assad today. but worldwide governments are not using words, they're taking action, diplomats expelled, the french government describing president assad today simply as a murderer. kofi annan would not use such language, of course, but told the syrian president to be bold in stopping this war. >> i shared with president assad my assessment, the 6-point plan is not being implemented as it must. we are at the tipping point. the syrian people do not want a future, their future to be one of bloodshed and division. yet the killings continue, and the abuses after today. >> reporter: according to the united nation
after government told syrian representatives to leave. it was part of a wave of revulsion over the slaughter of at least 108 people in the houla region on friday night. the diplomatic expulsions came as u.n. peace envoy kofi annan was in damascus, meeting with syrian president bashar al assad. we begin with a report from alex thomson of independent television news. >> reporter: this has to stop. kofi annan's central message to president assad today. but worldwide governments are not using...